Improvement in hair-cutting- shears



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. Magw/ l) C! l LEE D.C.RA1G,0E NEVA DA ci TY', CALIFORNIA. Latas PatentNo. 84,860, dateapcembw 15, 186s IMPROVEMENT IN HAIR-CUTTING- SHEARS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LEE D. CRAIG, of Nevada City, county of Nevada,State of California, have invented an Improved Combination Hair-CuttingShears; and I do hereby declare the following description andaccompanying drawings are suiieicnt to enable any person skilled in theart or science to which it most nearly appertains, to make and use mysaid invention or im proveniente without' further invention orexperiment.

The object of my invention is to provide an irnproved attachment forshears to be used for hair-cutting.

rlhis improvement consists of a sliding 'slotted plate which may bemoved up and down in a plane at right angles with that in which theblades of the shears move, and held at any point by a set screw, Belowthe blades this plate is bent at right angles, and has a short combfastened to it, so that the comb is parallel with the blades. It alsoregulates the length, which is determined by the point at which it isset.

IQ more fully describe-my invention, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, and the letters marked thereon, of which- Figurel is a plan view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

A and B are the two blades of the shears.

The blade A is made with a projecting lug, C, which serves as anntthrongh which the set-sorew D passes. This lug may be fcrinec'l inone piece with the blade, or it may be welded on, as found mostconvenient.

The slotted plate E is made long enough-to allow` he comb to be set'atas great a distance from the blades'as will be necessary in cuttinghair, and it is held at any point desired by turning the set-screw, andpressing it closely against the nut or lug C.

At a point below the blades, the plate E is bent at right angles, andextends a short distanceparalle'l with the blades. At the end it bearsa' short comb, F,

` which is fastened firmly to it, so as to be nearly or quite parallelwith the blades, the position being changed, however, if necessary, bymeans of the set-screw above mentioned.

.After setting the comb at a point whichwill insure the proper length tothe hair, it is inserted from below and moved upwards, when` the hairwill be thrown between. the blades, where it may be held in the usualmanner until cut. -By this device I secure an even and regular cut tothe hair, while the price of the shears is very slightly increased. Theywill be found very useful in places where no regular hair-cutter is tobe found, as they may be operated by any one.

Having'thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

4In combination with the blades A and B, the comb A F, adjusting-plateE, set-screw D, and lug C, the whole forming a hair-cutting shears,substantially as described.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal. l

ALEE D. CRAIG. [n s.] Witnesses: Y J. L. Booms,

Geo. H. STRONG.

